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Matthew Curtis @totalcurtis.bsky.social · 12h

This is such bold, adventurous writing from Rachel. Such a pleasure to be able to publish work of this calibre.

Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 15h

The Waitress, a million personas, fetishes and expectations in one woman. A look at what it means to serve, by @rachelhendry.bsky.social

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The Waitress — Pellicle

“The waitress is different; she is ignorant and coarse, but genial. She is often unwashed and her teeth are unfilled, but she knows life and she is not afraid of life, which is to her big, dramatic, b...

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rachel hendry @rachelhendry.bsky.social · 14h

for @pelliclemag.com i've written about the formation of The Waitress: a facilitator of desires, a manager of expectations, a performance of manners. about what happens when success is dictated by character, about what it is to serve for a living

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The Waitress — Pellicle

“The waitress is different; she is ignorant and coarse, but genial. She is often unwashed and her teeth are unfilled, but she knows life and she is not afraid of life, which is to her big, dramatic, b...

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Nicola Miller @nicmiller.bsky.social · 14h

"What is it that you want from your waitress?"

Brilliant, @rachelhendry.bsky.social

Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 15h

The Waitress, a million personas, fetishes and expectations in one woman. A look at what it means to serve, by @rachelhendry.bsky.social

www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/10...

The Waitress — Pellicle

“The waitress is different; she is ignorant and coarse, but genial. She is often unwashed and her teeth are unfilled, but she knows life and she is not afraid of life, which is to her big, dramatic, b...

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Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 15h

We are so excited to publish this piece today. Rachel has worked her fingers to the bone for it and we thank her for her insight, honesty and skill.

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Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 15h

The Waitress, a million personas, fetishes and expectations in one woman. A look at what it means to serve, by @rachelhendry.bsky.social

www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/10...

The Waitress — Pellicle

“The waitress is different; she is ignorant and coarse, but genial. She is often unwashed and her teeth are unfilled, but she knows life and she is not afraid of life, which is to her big, dramatic, b...

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Will Hawkes @willhawkes.bsky.social · 7d

I’ve written for @pelliclemag.com about the Dog and Bell, a unique pub whose evolution over the past 40 years nevertheless illustrates the story of modern London pubs. It’s here: www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/9/...

There Is A Light That Never Goes Out — The Dog and Bell in Deptford, London — Pellicle

On a Friday night in early December, Deptford’s Dog and Bell is Christmas as imagined by a Haribo-addled toddler.  A huge resin Santa, grinning merrily in his sleigh, squats in Prince Street out...

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Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 7d

If you enjoy writing like this, please consider becoming a Pellicle supporter! We are 100% independent and your support goes directly towards paying artists, writers and editors.

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Vince Raison @vincerai.bsky.social · 7d

Articles like this are typical of why readers should support Pellicle. Brilliantly written and researched. I've been going to the D&G for 20 years and didn't know half of this. It's a miracle of a pub and one of the best in London.

Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 7d

When someone calls a pub an institution, there are always detractors. But we can't think of a single person who wouldn't agree that The Dog & Bell is exactly that.

Will Hawkes joins us again for an insight into Deptford's most beloved pub.

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There Is A Light That Never Goes Out — The Dog and Bell in Deptford, London — Pellicle

On a Friday night in early December, Deptford’s Dog and Bell is Christmas as imagined by a Haribo-addled toddler.  A huge resin Santa, grinning merrily in his sleigh, squats in Prince Street out...

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Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 7d

When someone calls a pub an institution, there are always detractors. But we can't think of a single person who wouldn't agree that The Dog & Bell is exactly that.

Will Hawkes joins us again for an insight into Deptford's most beloved pub.

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There Is A Light That Never Goes Out — The Dog and Bell in Deptford, London — Pellicle

On a Friday night in early December, Deptford’s Dog and Bell is Christmas as imagined by a Haribo-addled toddler.  A huge resin Santa, grinning merrily in his sleigh, squats in Prince Street out...

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Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 14d

Proper Job is an institution. There, we've said it. Who better to talk about the legacy and impact of this IPA than @atjbeer.bsky.social?

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A Scanner Dreckly — The Life and Legacy of St. Austell Proper Job IPA — Pellicle

It is a sedate summer’s afternoon in the bar of The Globe in Topsham, five miles outside Exeter. Wimbledon is on the big screen, with the sound turned down, and there are five other customers inside. ...

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Adrian Tierney-Jones @atjbeer.bsky.social · 14d

It was a joy to research and write the story of St Austell’s Proper Job for @pelliclemag.com and it can be read here www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/9/...

A Scanner Dreckly — The Life and Legacy of St. Austell Proper Job IPA — Pellicle

It is a sedate summer’s afternoon in the bar of The Globe in Topsham, five miles outside Exeter. Wimbledon is on the big screen, with the sound turned down, and there are five other customers inside. ...

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Real Dram Rob @realdramrob.bsky.social · 14d

I somehow contrived to missed this @pelliclemag.com article about the mighty Tennent’s Lager, but it is a beautiful piece about the cultural significance and history of their lager. www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/8/...

The Vertigo of Bliss — Scotland’s Inseparable Relationship with Tennent’s Lager — Pellicle

It’s a Sunday, nearly midnight, and I’m in 8 Ball–a dilapidated yet bustling pool hall above the Scotia, an out-of-the-way folk bar in Glasgow city centre. Occasionally a buzzer sounds, signalling som...

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John Porter @pieandapint.bsky.social · 14d

A beautifully crafted hymn of praise for a beautifully crafted beer from @atjbeer.bsky.social in @pelliclemag.com www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/9/...

A Scanner Dreckly — The Life and Legacy of St. Austell Proper Job IPA — Pellicle

It is a sedate summer’s afternoon in the bar of The Globe in Topsham, five miles outside Exeter. Wimbledon is on the big screen, with the sound turned down, and there are five other customers inside. ...

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Real Dram Rob @realdramrob.bsky.social · 14d

Fantastic @pelliclemag.com article about the consistently brilliant Proper Job. www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/9/...

A Scanner Dreckly — The Life and Legacy of St. Austell Proper Job IPA — Pellicle

It is a sedate summer’s afternoon in the bar of The Globe in Topsham, five miles outside Exeter. Wimbledon is on the big screen, with the sound turned down, and there are five other customers inside. ...

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Tim Crutchley @slownews.bsky.social · 14d

Ok ok, I really didn't know the backstory of Proper Job, I've really undervalued its place in UK/US beer. Quality read from @atjbeer.bsky.social in @pelliclemag.com this.

Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 14d

Proper Job is an institution. There, we've said it. Who better to talk about the legacy and impact of this IPA than @atjbeer.bsky.social?

www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/9/...

A Scanner Dreckly — The Life and Legacy of St. Austell Proper Job IPA — Pellicle

It is a sedate summer’s afternoon in the bar of The Globe in Topsham, five miles outside Exeter. Wimbledon is on the big screen, with the sound turned down, and there are five other customers inside. ...

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Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 14d

Proper Job is an institution. There, we've said it. Who better to talk about the legacy and impact of this IPA than @atjbeer.bsky.social?

www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/9/...

A Scanner Dreckly — The Life and Legacy of St. Austell Proper Job IPA — Pellicle

It is a sedate summer’s afternoon in the bar of The Globe in Topsham, five miles outside Exeter. Wimbledon is on the big screen, with the sound turned down, and there are five other customers inside. ...

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Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 19d

4. @lilywaite.bsky.social on Strata

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Siren Time Hops 2025 — Part Four: Sensational Strata — Pellicle

“Salmon-Safe Certified” read the cardboard box that had just arrived at now-closed Brick Brewery in south-east London, dropped unceremoniously by a courier. Neither I nor the Brick team could fathom w...

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Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 19d

3. @katiematherkm.bsky.social on Nelson Sauvin

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Siren Time Hops 2025 — Part Three: Nirvanic Nelson Sauvin — Pellicle

New Zealand hops are special. Fragrant and zesty, their unique profiles strangely represent likenesses to the famous Sauvignon Blanc wines made there—grapefruit, kiwi, gooseberry; freshly cut grass. I...

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Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 19d

2. Robyn Gilmour on Galaxy

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Siren Time Hops 2025 — Part Two: Glorious Galaxy — Pellicle

Hops arrived in Australia not long after the first colonisers arrived from Britain. Through the late 18th, and early 19th century, seedlings from the UK and Germany migrated across the world to the “n...

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Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 19d

Have you seen our collab with @sirencraftbrew.bsky.social?? We've published four pieces about hops especially for their Time Hops project. And here they are!

1. Mark Dredge on Saaz

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Siren Time Hops 2025 — Part One: Sumptuous Saaz — Pellicle

Hops have grown around the town of Žatec for a thousand years. After the US and Germany, no country grows more hops than the Czech Republic, and 80% of Czech hops grow near Žatec in northwest Bohemia...

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Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 22d

And the first is this: a trip to Saaz town with Mark Dredge

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Drinking Studies Network (DSN) @drinkingstudies.bsky.social · 28d

'The Going Through — Gale Beer, Saison’s Lost Yorkshire Cousin': "not so much a beer style as an artefact from a vanished rural culture | @pelliclemag.com www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/9/...

The Going Through — Gale Beer, Saison’s Lost Yorkshire Cousin — Pellicle

It pours from an unmarked swing-necked brown bottle, a clear liquid with a light effervescence which disappears quickly in the glass. It smells like gingerbread, but tastes either sweet when young or ...

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Matthew Curtis @totalcurtis.bsky.social · 28d

Apologies if you've seen a call for pitches in a freelance work newsletter or site, its been done without our authorisation. Please be wary of stuff like this, as any calls for pitches will only come direct from Pellicle, never via any third party (we've been burned too many times doing this.)

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Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 28d

Gale Beer, an historic Yorkshire brew almost lost to the mists of time. Thomas Soden picks some bog myrtle and makes some, and speaks to those committed to keeping its tradition alive.

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The Going Through — Gale Beer, Saison’s Lost Yorkshire Cousin — Pellicle

It pours from an unmarked swing-necked brown bottle, a clear liquid with a light effervescence which disappears quickly in the glass. It smells like gingerbread, but tastes either sweet when young or ...

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Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 29d

We love having you writing for us too Anaïs! 💖

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